Technical efficiency of primary health units in Kailahun and Kenema districts of Sierra Leone

International Archives of Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Kirigia, Joses M ^a   Sambo, Luis G ^a   Renner, Ade ^a   Alemu, Wondi ^a   Seasa, Santigie ^b   Bah, Yankuba ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SANITATION   (Sierra Leone)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; DRINKING WATER; RETINOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BED NET; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIARRHEA; FAMILY PLANNING; FEVER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNIZATION; MATERNAL CARE; MEASLES; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEWBORN TETANUS; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SANITATION; SIERRA LEONE; STANDARDIZATION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TUBERCULOSIS; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 79955756879     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17557682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1755-7682-4-15     Document Type: Article

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